On pretext of helping her cross road, blind woman sexually assaulted in Delhi

PTI

New Delhi, June 2

A visually challenged woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in southwest Delhi's Dabri, police said on Thursday.

The information regarding the incident was received from DDU hospital.

Police said the incident took place around two to three days ago.

The victim told police that she was sexually assaulted by an unidentified man.

A case was registered under Section 376 (punishment for rape) of the Indian Penal Code at Dabri police station, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Shankar Choudhary said.

During investigation, on technical evidence, the accused was nabbed and sent to judicial custody, the DCP said.

The incident came to light when Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal tweeted about the same.

25 मई को दिल्ली में नेत्रहीन लड़की ग़लती से दूसरे बस स्टाप पे उतर गयी। एक आदमी उसे रोड क्रॉस करने के बहाने गली में ले गया और उसका रेप किया। पुलिस ने आदमी को अरेस्ट कर लिया है। मैं लड़की से मिली और हम उसकी पूरी तरह मदद कर रहे है।पर सच में -इंसान की हैवानियत की कोई हद्द है या नहीं! pic.twitter.com/k2ZYuy28RV

— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) June 1, 2022

"On May 25, a blind girl mistakenly got down at a wrong bus stop. A man took her to the street on the pretext of helping her cross the road, but raped her. Police have arrested the man. I met the girl and we are completely helping her. But really -- is there no limit to the animalistic mentality," she wrote on Twitter in Hindi.